winds and high temperatures on the west coast are helping to fuel a dangerous fire burning east of los angeles. crews worked through the night trying to get a fire line around the flames at rancho cucamonga.

eric began his teaching criteria you can come up over 25th years ago as an english teacher in east los angeles when he cob came back to the bay area he created a high school for homeless children and completed the fellowship program and got an award for arts education in 2011, the first year mayor ed lee said i heard that mission high school for the first time one their division in football so eric is got a football and they got to see the 409 and eric got to bring his students down. so, please help me in congratulating eric (clapping) (yelling) >> give it up for your principles of the year (clapping) okay. so the superintendant wants to know what prize you got in the mystery envelope. it's a bummer i got two tickets plus a sunday brunch at the star light room and one night in the hotel (inaudible) and breakfast (clapping) i got breakfast as well as breakfast for two not with the mayor but it comes with the cove have a hotel as well. thanks (clapping) >> i got the 2014 and 2015 office arrangement. >> congratulations point for the tattoo we didn't go that far i'm sorry so you have mission high

in east los angeles they saw a drop of 55% in the first four years of implementing this program.appens in san francisco, we expect to save over $11 million. now the second element of this legislation before us today, it tightens graffiti controls and codifies new procedures. i have a few amendments that i will ask my colleagues to support today, just clerical related. i want to give you what we are trying to accomplish with the legislative piece. we will revise the city code evidence public code 1300 so it can be exercised against the perpetrator and not just the victim. we want to use rules for public and private property and provide for spray paint and eching tools and slap tags in any city park. and revise the code to provide for any conviction of carrying spray paint and eching tools on any city vehicle. and finally for graffiti evidence and to pursue all effective avenues. i want to thank anyone who has worked on overhauling this system. it's been a long time coming. we have a lot of support, not just from supervisor tang, and chiu but also the mayor and chamber of commerce

. >> reporter: flames are eating away at the san bernardino mountains east of los angeles. >> the fire's kind of moving around in a lot of weird places. it's not a typical line of fire. >> reporter: more than 500 firefighters are trying to contain the wildfire. dry gusty winds are preventing helicopters from attacking the blaze from above. >> as soon as the winds die down, we will bring in the firefighting aircraft. >> i can't take the piano with me, so it stays. >> reporter: residents packed up what they could and headed out. >> there have been fires that have come close but they never evacuated us. >> scary, but we have children and want to stay cautious. >> reporter: schools were dismissed early due to unsafe smoke conditions. >> our teachers let us walk out to see the smoke. you saw all the smoke up there by day creek. yeah, it was back. >> reporter: southern california is in the middle of a heat wave with temperatures here expected to rise into the 90s thursday. combined with the wind conditions are ripe for fire danger. the national weather service issued a flag warning for conditi

los angeles. police believe he was taken by abraham vargas. the nissan minivan found empty in east los angeles. authorities believe he may be heading to mexico. >> police, firefighters and paramedics crawling all over a school campus. >> abc7 news has the story from oakland high. >> here is the scenario. there is a shooter on the loose and several victims. law enforcement needs to make the situation safe. crews need to help victims. this is all being acted out by volunteer high school students who don't need to be here. school isn't in session today iet seems like a good idea who doesn't want to run around school with fake blood on them? >> officials say with the number of school shootings it makes sense to practice and they want to tryout a tactic. paramedics waited until law enforcement said it's safe to go in, costing their victims precious time. >> there is a transition to going in with law enforcement. >> these students say they appreciate the teams for doing this drill. >> i think this is a great idea with the school shootings i'm happy to see our district and our school, our city just tr

there's a picture of the minivan please found in east los angeles earlier today police say a little boy was allegedly kidnapped by his father abraham vargas and boyle heights. the two year-old sitting in the minivan off his mother was retrieving another child from her home. then vargas allegedly took the man and the sun about 630 this morning. police say the child wearing a red sweatshirt and a blue sweat pants. judge ordered the release of this man known as the pillow case rapist in the next 45 days trade 63 year-old christopher convicted rapist to terrorize at least 40 women in northern and southern california in the 1970's and 80's. he will be allowed to live in palmdale when it released in july the seventh even though residents in the area have been petitioning the court against that move. missed shots better system on the fire to my privacy advocates up in arms saying the tool which is used to locate gunfire can also record both conversations did found out what trucks watter can really hear pre >> : that is what shocks butter typically hears gunfire. but the high-tech system can al

the fire has already burned more than 1,000 acres in the foothills of east los angeles near rancho curancho. right now firefighters are in a defensive position and they don't have any portion of that fire contained. so far, no structures have burned, but also no reports of injuries. >>> we continue to follow breaking news in pensacola, florida, where an apparent gas, natural gas explosion caused the roof of a jail full of inmates to collapse. there were about 600 people inside when the building exploded. two inmates were killed, as many as 150 inmates and correction officers were hurt. the rest of the inmates were taken to nearby facilities. investigators still trying to look into what happened. they say it could be related to severe flooding in parts of florida and alabama. >> i'm shocked, i'm surprised. i am deeply saddened. i mean our community has had a lot of tragedy in the last 24 hours with all the rain and all the water and to come into the jail and find this out, we're just praying and what we're hoping for the best. >> the jail reportedly took on a lot of waterer during the downpo

canceled for 2,000 homes in the path of a wildfire where firefighters say the fire bumping east of los angeles has eased enough to allow people back home. the firefighters were concerned the winds could pick up and the schools will be closed. the fire burned 1,000 acres. no structures have been damaged. >>> san jose firefighters are investigating the cause of a three-alarm house fire and this is video of the flames from our viewer. the fire started before 9:30. when the firefighters got there 50 percent to 60 percent of the house was engulfed in flames. investigators think it started on the back deck. the big concern was making sure that firefighters did not get fatigued. >> everyone was trying to get acclimated and trying to be cautious. >>> the residents got out. one suffered minor burns. they were treated and released. >> summer wildfire season he was referring to. >> the final measurement of water content will be measured today in the sierra snow pack. it was 32 percent of normal last month near lake tahoe and they picket record lows. electronic snow pack reading show the state is 19 perce

people in southern california returning to their homes this morning after an enormous fire east of los angeles forcing mandatory evacuations. that fire spread to about a thousand acres in a matter of hours. a high fire risk continues today. toronto mayor rob ford taking a break from the campaign trail to get help for substance abuse. the news comes after reports from the toronto mail and globe of a second video of mayor ford smoking what appears to be crack cocaine. nbc news has not verified the authenticity of the video. a similar clip was released about a year ago and set off a firestorm for ford's office in the months following. ford was filmed numerous times in public where he appeared impard ai impaired and erratic. in a statement, he says this is one of the most difficult times in my life. i have a problem with alcohol and the choices i have made while under the influence. i have struggled with this for some time. >>> labor rallies are taking place across the globe today as part of may day. here at home, workers suffered a blow yesterday after the senate struck down a bill to raise the f

say they're making progress against a wildfire that forced the evacuation of some 1600 people east of los angeles. the fire near cuke -- rancho cucamonga is 60% contained. it scorched nearly 200-acres and burned one structure. three firefighters suffered minor injuries. no word on a cause. >>> a man from sausolito climbed to great heights to protest uganda's strict antigay laws. this photo shows the man standing alongside a rainbow block in the highest point in uganda. the mountain's summit is more than 16,000 feet above sea level. he booked last month's trip right after uganda banned six acts between people of the same gender. violateers could spend life in prison. >> plenty of local fans rooting on the horse running for the triple crown. some folks dressed up for derby day. >> we always look to dress our best and we like to match as best as we could, so we love dressing up, and the derby is a great time to do it. >> today was a very festive day. they tressed up, celebrated, but the big anticipation was they wanted to see california chrome win. >> they got to see that. the fans celebrated when c

say they're making progress against a wildfire that forced the evacuation of some 1600 people east of los angelesthe fire near cuke -- rancho cucamonga is 60% contained. it scorched nearly 200-acres and burned one structure. three firefighters suffered minor injuries. no word on a cause. >>> a man from sausolito climbed to great heights to protest uganda's strict antigay laws. this photo shows the man standing alongside a rainbow block in the highest point in uganda. the mountain's summit is more than 16,000 feet above sea level. he booked last month's trip right after uganda banned six acts between people of the same gender. violateers could spend life in prison. >> plenty of local fans rooting on the horse running for the triple crown. some folks dressed up for derby day. >> we always look to dress our best and we like to match as best as we could, so we love dressing up, and the derby is a great time to do it. >> today was a very festive day. they tressed up, celebrated, but the big anticipation was they wanted to see california chrome win. >> they got to see that. the fans celebrated when cal

fire officials say the blaze in the foothills east of los angeles is now 53% contained and they expect major progress as the day wears on. and that is because winds are much calmer today. >>> a little surprise in the final snow-packed measurement of the year. surveyors confirmed yesterday it is just 18% of average for this time of year. the measurement was taken yesterday at echo summit in el dorado county. the snowpack accounts for about one-third of our water. and because it has been snow-packed. yosimiti reopened earlier this year as of a few minutes ago at noon today. parkrangers reopened the popular east/west crossing of the sierrah. the campgrounds and visitor's services are still unavailable. >> i think we can take mother nature to last what three or four days 90- plus across the board. >> some people are loving the heat. some people love that fog come back. that is what we have seen today. we have seen the low clouds and fog surge back on shore. looks like we are cooling temperatures down for the weekend. should be a nice weekend. these numbers are going to drop 20 to 25 degree

. >>> this morning, hundreds of people allowed back in their homes in the hills east of los angeles.andatory evacuation orders lifted near rancho kuck munguia as winds shift again after a brush fire close to homes there. hundreds of firefighters on the scene trying to contain the blaze that grew from 20 acres to 1,000 in a few hours. >>> they say oklahoma is not doing enough to figure out what went wrong during an execution that left a death row inmate shaking and talking for 40 minutes after he was supposed to die. convicted murderer clayton lockett was injected with lethal drugs when one of his veins ruptured. he was thriving in full view of witnesses before he died of a heart attack. now another execution is on hold in oklahoma and the governor pledges to figure out what happened. >> i expect the review process to be deliberate, to be thorough, and it will be the first step in evaluating our state's execution protocols. >> we have a fundamental standard in this country, that even when the death penalty is justified, it must be carried out humanely. and i think everyone would recog

the fire burning east of los angeles has eased enough to allow pile back into their homes. but firefighters are concerned winds could pick back up so nearby schools will be closed. the fire has burned more than 1,000 acres. no structures have been damaged. >>> california's drought has prompted restrictions. households with more than four residents can request more water. customers who use more than their share will pay $25 for each overage and more for over 10%. these are the first mandatory cuts in santa cruz in 25 years. >>> things are getting back to normal at southern california airports after a computer glitch grounded flights causing major delays. this is a look at sfo that was affected. four flights were diverted there and two had to land in san jose. the system that failed was responsible for tracking planes flying at high altitudes in the southern part of the state plus parts of nevada and arizona. both plane and pilot have been recovered after last sunday's tragedy on san pablo bay. three days after the crash the salvage crews managed to retrieve what they were af

the fire burning east of los angeles has eased enough to allow pile back into their homes. but firefighters are concerned winds could pick back up so nearby schools will be closed. the fire has burned more than 1,000 acres. no structures have been damaged. >>> california's drought has prompted restrictions. households with more than four residents can request more water. customers who use more than their share will pay $25 for each overage and more for over 10%. these are the first mandatory cuts in santa cruz in 25 years. >>> things are getting back to normal at southern california airports after a computer glitch grounded flights causing major delays. this is a look at sfo that was affected. four flights were diverted there and two had to land in san jose. the system that failed was responsible for tracking planes flying at high altitudes in the southern part of the state plus parts of nevada and arizona. both plane and pilot have been recovered after last sunday's tragedy on san pablo bay. three days after the crash the salvage crews managed to retrieve what they were af

the thousand-acre wildfire in the foothills east of los angeles did not grow overnight. and it's about 10% contained. however, hot, santa ana winds are forecast to return. that forced officials to order nine schools near the fire to remain closed. yesterday's neighborhood evacuations have been lifted. temperatures in the area expected to reach triple digits. no word, yet, though, on a cause. >> happening today, thousands expected to hit the streets across the bay area on this may day. nbc bay area's christie smith live in san jose, where protesters will be out in support of immigrant rights. good morning, christie. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you. well, it's a may day march and rally, but organizers just wrapped up explaining what it means to them specifically. and we're talking about workers' rights, but also immigrants' rights, setting off a day of action here in san jose, before they hit the streets for a march and rally, as they've done in years past, with support of labor unions and immigrant rights groups. one of their messages, they say, is they want to see

. >>> overnight firefighters got the upper hand on a wildfire burning east of los angeles. the fire is now more than 50% contained and is no longer helded toward residential areas. there has been no damage to property or injuries. >> this morning the bulk of a slow-moving persistent storm that drenched an area from the southeast to new england is finally clearing out, but some wet weather remains and more flooding is still a possibility. alexis christoforous reports from hard hit new york. >> reporter: high floodwaters in philadelphia turned a city bus into a submarine. three people had to be rescued. firefighters used small boats to ferry stranded residents and pets from a flooded apartment building. 24 hours of nonstop rain forced residents in manville, new jersey, to paddle around in canoes. dozens of cars had to be fished out of a parking lot turned into a pond while homes were completely cut off from dry land. investigators and cleanup crews were at the scene of a landslide in baltimore. cars and mud were sent tumbling 75 feet down a hill, but no one was injured. a lan

the fire burning east of los angeles has eased enough to allow pile back into their homes. but firefighters are concerned winds could pick back up so nearby schools will be closed. the fire has burned more than 1,000 acres. no structures have been damaged. >>> california's drought has prompted restrictions. households with more than four residents can request more water. customers who use more than their share will pay $25 for each overage and more for over 10%. these are the first mandatory cuts in santa cruz in 25 years. >>> things are getting back to normal at southern california airports after a computer glitch grounded flights causing major delays. this is a look at sfo that was affected. four flights were diverted there and two had to land in san jose. the system that failed was responsible for tracking planes flying at high altitudes in the southern part of the state plus parts of nevada and arizona. both plane and pilot have been recovered after last sunday's tragedy on san pablo bay. three days after the crash the salvage crews managed to retrieve what they were af

wind-driven wildfire that scorched more than 1,600 acres. 700 firefighters battled the blaze east of los angeles in blistering heat, with winds hitting 70 miles per hour. the fire is now more than 50% contained. and evacuation orders were lifted for about 1,000 homes. >>> and the ultra dry conditions in california also means water rationing in santa cruz. each home is allotted a certain amount of water, with fines added to utility bills if residents go over. the goal is to reduce water consumption throughout the city by about 25%. santa cruz is only served by one reservoir. and there's no rain in the forecast anytime soon. >>> that was certainly not the case along the east coast, which got hammered by pounding downpours. this was ahead of some widespread flooding across new jersey. rivers overflowing their banks and spilling into neighborhoods. waters flowed through parks, completely surrounding homes and businesses and cars. some of those areas still recovering from superstorm sandy. >>> look at the weather from across the nation. some rain in montana and the dakotas. and scattered showers from

east. the rescues and damage of the slow-motion storm system. >>> ready to buy. the los angelesandal and the celebrities and athletes anxious to purchase the team. could oprah winfrey be part owner? >>> accidental success. farrell williams' mega hit "happy." the singer reveals somebody else was set to record the song instead. secrets revealed from the music world on this thursday, may 1st. ♪ >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good thursday morning, everyone. we begin with the extreme heat and winds in southern california and the battle to contain the wildfire. >> crews working through the night trying to create a line around the flames. so far more than 1100 acres have burned. weather conditions are expected to remain difficult. here's abc's mary bruce. >> reporter: billowing smoke and bright flames leaping through the foothills, fueled by blistering 90-degree heat and surging 80 mile an hour winds. >> every time you think it is just going to go by, it doesn't. these houses last time, the backyards burned on these houses s

> reporter: a wall of flames is tearing through the san bernardino mountains about 40 miles east of los angeles. high winds and unseasonably high temperatures are fueling the wildfire. what's the danger you're seeing? >> danger we're seeing is definitely the high winds. you know, it's caused a number of you know -- embers to burn. >> reporter: more than 550 firefighters are scrambling to contain the fire from the ground. the wind gusts here in rancho cucamonga are up to 60 miles per hour and are preventing helicopters and air tankers from taking off and dousing the fire from the air. thick smoke has forced at least 7 schools to shut down and the evacuation of more than 1100 homes. she packed up what she could before fleeing her home of 7 years. >> you hate to wake up thinking you'll lose your home today. you don't go to bed thinking this may be the day i lose my home. >> reporter: firefighters say they are doing everything they can to make sure they all have a home to come back to. bigad shaban, cbs news, rancho cucamonga, california. >> parts of southern california will remain under red flag w

it's burning east of los angeles in the foothills of the san bernardino national forest. the fire started on wednesday and forced more than 1,000 residents to evacuate. it burned about 1600 acres of brush. winds are expected to be relatively low today in the range of 5 to 10 miles an hour. >>> federal investigators are looking into uc-berkeley and 54 other schools for the way they handle reports of sexual assaults on their campus. title ix investigation also covers such universities as prince as princeton, harvard and vanderbilt. one out of five women will be sexually assaulted before graduation. >> the president and vice president strongly call for greater transparency and a movement across the country for us to change campus culture so that we are making sure that all of our students are safe. >> uc-berkeley and other universitiesings say they are cooperating and committed to making improvements. >>> the bay area had a number of mostly peaceful rallies for may day. hundreds turned out in san jose, oakland and san francisco. in san jose, marchers started on the east side

in january, a wildfire destroyed five homes east of los angeles during what was supposed to be the rainyson. so far, california has seen 1,350 fires, nearly double a typical year and the forecast is bleak. over the next few days, parts of southern california will see strong winds, very low humidity and record-breaking temperatures topping 100 degrees. chris concepcion is a division chief with the orange county fire authority. >> this is a time everyone needs to be extra careful in the wild land areas in all the behaviors they take in those areas. santa ana wind driven embers can destroy your homes and neighborhoods far from the actual flame front. >> the state is already facing its most severe drought on record. the latest reading of the sierra mountain snow pack, which provides about a third of the state's water is more than 80% below normal. and california's driest months are still to come. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> jeff: the european union says tonight it will not recognize the outcome of today's vote on separation in two regions of eastern ukraine. the balloting was mar

winds and high temperatures on the west coast are helping to fuel a dangerous fire burning east of los angeles. crews worked through the night trying to get a fire line around the flames at rancho cucamonga. more than 1,100 acres have burned so far. nearby residents were evacuated until they could go back. >> every time you think it's just going to go by, it doesn't. these houses, last time, the backyards burnt on these houses. so, we know it's real. and it can happen. >> strong winds prevented aircraft from joining in the battle against the fire. weather conditions are expected to be the same today. >>> we're going to get a professional take on what you can expect today across america. >> for that, we're joined by accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john and diana. the same area of low pressure we've been dealing with all week here, that continues to spin across the nation's midsection, impacting the weather across the entire eastern half of the country. keeping soaking rain in place along the eastern seaboard. the west coast, though, saying dry and sayin

left of a wind-driven wildfire that scorched 1600 acres. 700 firefighters battling the blaze east of los angelesles an hour. the fire is 50% contained and evacuation orders lifted for about 1,000 homes. >>> dry conditions mean water rationing in santa cruz. each home is allotted a certain amount of water with fines added to utility bills if residents go over. the goal is to reduce consumption by 25%. santa cruz is only served by one reservoir and there's no rain in the forecast anytime soon. unfortunately, that's pretty much the forecast for the entire region. dry in the west. although a little cooler than usual north of san francisco with scattered showers from minnesota to michigan. more showers and thunderstorms are possible in florida's gulf coast and scattered showers in the northeast. >> all right. 90s again today in southern california and the southwest. 70s in the northwest. inner mountain region, 60 along the great lakes and 70 in new york city and washington, d.c. >>> the coast guard sprang in to rescue mode when two pilots crashed in to the gulf of mexico during a training exercise. t

. >> the wind whipped wildfire tearing across hundreds of acres threatening suburbs east of los angeles. more than 1600 homeowners were forced to evacuate. >> you get that adrenaline rush where you have to pack up your belongings and potentially have to stay somewhere else for a while. >> the thought goes through your head, i'm going to lose it all. it is material stuff. as long as everybody is okay, that's what matters. >> schools were also shut down. parents and students rushing to get out of the smoky air. >> it's kind much scary but it's too close to home. >> this dad received a worrying text message. >> hey dad, we're closing school because of the fire. >> the fight against the blaze complicated by the hurricane-like winds. so fierce that helicopters and aircraft normally used in a fire like this are grounded. >> it's too windy to have aircraft in the air. about 30 miles out, they'll allow aircraft to take off. we're well above that. when we have a break in the weather consistently, we can bring those resources in. >> until then, crews are battling steep terrain to reach the fire f

been canceled for 2,000 homes in the path of a wildfire with firefighters say the fire burning east of los angelesas eased enough to allow people back in their homes. however, firefighters are concerned that winds could pick up today so schools will be closed. the fire has burned 1,000 acres and no sturctures have been damaged. >> this morning, san jose firefighters are investigating the cause of a three-alarm house fire and this is video of the flames from our viewer and the we fire starts before 9:30 when firefighters got there, 50 to 60 percent of the 3,000 square' home was engulfed if heavy flames. it is believed to is started on the back deck and spread to the home. a victim was making sure that firefighters did not get fatigued in the heat. >> the first real hot day and everyone is trying to get acclimated and trying to be cautious. residents got out safely. >> state surveyors will take the final measurement of water consent in the sierra know pack. last month officials measured the snow pack at 32 percent of normal in high sierra near lake tahoe. they expect near record lows. heck tropic sn

it's burning east of los angeles, and it is is now 10% contained.he mandatory evacuation on some 1600 homes was canceled, but residents were told to be ready to leave at a moment's notice. nine schools in the area are closed. in new jersey, a class prank gone wrong, more than 60 high school seniors were arrested today after they allegedly broke into share school overnight. police got there at around 2:30 a.m. some kids got away, but many were hiding in the building, they had turned desks upside down, but jelly on doorknobs and urine in the hallways. and in long island, new york a teenager who got into every ivy league school had made his pick, he is going to yale, he picked the school after a campus visit. the son of immigrant nurses plans to go into medicine, he says he wants to be a cardiologies or neurology, and pretty impressive to tell the rest of the schools thank you, but no thank you. >> most students wait for that one acceptance letter he has eight to choose from. he should be very proud. >> and his parents. >> maria, thank you. >> on the d

53 percent contained ands that burned 1,600 acres of brush with no homes in the burned area east of los angeles and there are no mandatory ever advantages. the flames were fanned by high winds yesterday but the national weather service predicts the winds will die down today with more favorable conditions for fire crews. >> drastic measures are enacted in livermore to convince residents to cut back on water use by 30 percent. the customers who do not conserve will see their water bill shoot up 35 35 percent each month. those who conserve will see a decrease. there is a crisis point with mandatory restrictions on water use including limits on watering lawns and washing cars are already in effect. >> the streets of bay area are clear after may day rallies drew thousands of protests yesterday. this is what the march in san francisco's mission district looked like, 20 protesters were arrested by miss when they blocked traffic at 16th and mission streets. oakland saw the largest bay area gathering with more than how people crowded international boulevard in the fruitvale district to call on the obama

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more than 1,000 homes and several hundred schools evacuated in an area east of los angeles.or the latest we go live to phil showman. what's going on there? >> well, still no containment on this wildfire. record high temperatures and very dry conditions have led to high fire danger throughout southern california for the the past couple days and this morningx that's just what happened here in the community of rancho kook among go. cucamonga. a number of schools evacuated. all this happened when school was just beginning this morning. fortunately there was a massive response on the ground and so far no structures have been burned. no injuries that we know of. we're told that one house, a garage of one hours just got slightly singed by some flames but because of those winds, the helicopters and the fixed wing aircraft that usually deploy against these brush fires, these wildfires were not able to it fly. so that made the efforts on the ground all the more urgent and so far the winds seem to have been dying down over the past couple of hours in the immediate sense of danger has p

the fire, burning roughly a thousand acres in rancho cucamonga east of los angeles.overnight and crews have 10% contained today. they've lifted manner to evac was orders for more than 1600 homes but say folks should still be ready to leave at a moment's notice. those officials closed several schools for a second day, and forecasters say the hot, dry conditions, put the area at risk for more wildfires. >>> will carr is live in rancho what are the conditions there now? >> reporter: well, this fire burned more than a thousand acres yesterday and today we two indent team. they walk along the burn scar from yesterday and they're looking for hot spots. they're looking for flames that will jump up. they have hand tools, chainsaws, anything necessary to put down flames. they say this is a wind-driven fire. and take a look at video from yesterday. we were seeing gusts occupy to 101-miles-an-hour. they're hurricane type winds. winds -- one resident told us she got knocked off her feet by a huge gust. today the winds have not been as bad, at 30-45 miles-per-hour, but have been

it's burning east of los angeles in the foothills of the san bernardino national forest. fire started on wednesday and forced more than 1,000 residents to evacuate. it burned about 1600 acres of brush. winds are expected to be relatively low today in the range of 5 to 10 miles an hour. >> sea breeze is good news for firefighters and for us to cool things off as we had three days of record-breaking heat. now looks like we'll cool things down big time. low clouds and fog have moved back in along the coastline. 70s and 80s inland, done with the 90s. out the door we go. clear except for high clouds over the bay bridge. temperatures are running cooler though this morning in the 40s and the 50s. by the afternoon the numbers going to be down about 79 degrees still pleasant in fremont. the sea breeze blowing into san francisco at 73. 66 in pacifica. cooler weather on the weekend. let's check the roads with elizabeth. >>> the bay bridge is backed up beyond the west grand overcrossing. there was a smaller fender- bender at the base of the incline and looks like that should be clear

it's burning east of los angeles in the foothills of the san bernardino national forest. the fire started wednesday and forced more than 1,000 residents to evacuate. it burned about 1600 acres of brush. winds are expected to be relatively low today in the range of 5 to 10 miles an hour. >>> anne makovec joins us live from oakland now with yet another twist in the controversy surrounding l.a. clipper owner donald sterling. >> reporter: here outside oracle arena which calmed down significantly last night weather the warriors beat the clippers, it was a tight game, 99-100. but a lot of the talk here was about the clippers owner donald sterling. here he is leaving a beverly hills restaurant last night. his first public appearance since he was caught on tape making racist comments. he had no response to reporter questions about whether or not he will sell the clippers just hours after an nba commission voted to pursue terminating his ownership. the other big news of the day sterling is said to have prostate cancer. fans here at oracle expressed sympathy for that. >> well, you

it is happening 80 miles east of los angeles. a worker accidentally set the fire at a bridge that is undergoing construction. the workers blow torch reportedly caught the bridge's wooden supports on fire. more than 60 firefighters trying to put it out and battling wind gusts of up to 35 miles per hour. >>> the pilot of a small plane made a miraculous escape after he crashed into a home in colorado. nobody home when the plane hit the back of the house, setting the house on fire. the plane was towing an advertising banner when it went down. not clear what caused it to crash. the pilot walked away with only minor injuries. >>> today marks one year since three women managed to escape from a cleveland home after years of captivity. aba amanda berry, michelle knight and gina dejesus have grown in many ways since they left the home of ariel castro. he ckip. theed the women separately. knight has a book due out today. the man credited with rescuing the women, charles ramsey, has also written a book. >>> investigators looking for the man

." >> brown: on a recent thursday evening at a community hall just east of los angeles, alejandra sanchez led a group of latina women in a poetry writing exercise. >> you're going to use those five words. just freestyle with it and write a poem using the five words. >> brown: sanchez began the project as part of a requirement to get her masters in fine arts degree from antioch university, los angeles, which was founded as a satellite of the original ohio campus. the two-year graduate program demands that all students participate in a community service project to enhance the "writing life" of others. sanchez set up her field study project to work with low-income women who'd not had access to writing workshops. >> the power of the word is a doorway. a big piece of my field study is about building community and bridging between academia and women of color, who, in their communities all of the arts have been cut so they don't have this kind of stuff. >> brown: requiring the community service work was the brainchild of eloise klein healy, the first poet laureate of los angeles, who founded ant

. >>> this morning, hundreds of people are being allowed back in their homes in the hills east of los angelesandatory evacuation orders lifted near rancho cucamonga as high winds shift again after driving this fast-moving brush fire close to homes. hundreds of firefighters on the scene trying to contain this blaze that grew from 20 acres to 1,000 acres in just hours. >>> this morning, activists say oklahoma is not doing enough to figure out just what went wrong during an execution that left a death row inmate, a convicted killer, shaking and talking for 40 minutes after he was supposed to die. convicted murderer clayton lockett was injected with lethal drugs when one of his veins is said to have ruptured. it left him writhing in full view of the witnesses there before he eventually did die of a heart attack. now, there is another execution that had been scheduled. that is on hold in oklahoma. and the governor there is pledging to figure out what happened. >> i expect the review process to be deliberate, to be thorough, and it will be the first step in evaluating our state's execution protocol

see the flames ripping through the bridge is, happen yesterday afternoon interstate 16 north east of los angelesconstruction worker's blowtorch xl is are the fire. it quickly chew up the entire structure rather control. u >>: the white house released pay a hundred 40 page national climate assessment. which concludes global warning is to make weather much more disruptive in the next couple years in the u. s and beyond. the white house support says that is highlighting the science and the effect of warming. and include storms that much more dangerous. >>: the san jose police are investigating the deaths of two men that were found inside a home yesterday the police were called yesterday around 330 yesterday afternoon the video from the scene this year. when they arrive both the men had a single gunshot wound. they believe the two men knew each other on the senate cleared county. they're gonna release the identities when autopsies are complete. >>: a suspected suicide driver club the the red light and sun arose last night because accident that said three people and hospital. is around 7:00 last nigh

a lot of concern there in east of los angeles. we'll keep an eye on that for you.re's no bigger enemy to fire than wind and obviously that's been a big factor there. >>> now, today is a big day. nba will be one step closer to pushing donald sterling out of the league. ten-member committee of owners is set to hold aen cofrens. on call today together to discuss the next steps in removing sterling as an owner. is it going to put up a fight? the answer will be yes, if anything is to be expected here. so what will happen here? jeffrey kessler joins us. sports law attorney, partner at the firm of winston and strawn, llp. you know the documents. you're the right guy to talk to. i'm going to represent sterling's interest in this. just to help people kind of follow along with the process. all right? the first question is, can you do this? you represent the owners. can you do this to me in the first place? can you hold a vote and see whether or not i have to sell my franchise? >> well, the constitution and bylaws says they can hold the vote. they have to bring a charge. he g

extreme heat and those santa ana winds are fuelling a gerous dangerous wildfire in the foot hills east of los angeles. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and good morning to our viewers here in the west. we're here at a staging area for the more than 700 firefighters on the ground. the conditions were so ripe for a wildfire that crews across the state were sent to this area before the fires even started. crews overnight continued to battle fliemsames in the san bernardino mountains. fire forced more than 1,600 families to leave their homes. kim packed what she could after spotting a cloud of smoke over her neighborhood. >> you go to bed thinking this w might be the day i lose my home. po we're trying to save our lives at this point. >> the wildfire ignited wednesday morning and quadrupleda few in size in just a few hours. by mid afternoon, it charred a thousand acres and covered communities in smoke. the wind gusts here are up to 60 miles per hour and are preventing helicopters and air tankers from taking off and ing dousing the fire from the air. takin those strong santa ana winds fan the flam

that factory is located east of los angeles in irwindale.some people there have been complaining about the badle smell coming -- bad smell coming from the complaint. city leaders declare that a nuisance. others are urging the owner to move his business. lawmakers from texas and officials from texas toured the plant yesterday. >>> hot weather is always dangerous. it's more serious now because of the doubt. pam cook is in the studio to talk about some of the concerns and some steps being taken to keep people safe. >> good morning. you can't say you didn't know. we've been talking about it all morning long. it's going to be hot today even record-breaking temperatures in some spots, including san francisco. another hot spot that will be crowded today, mt. diablo. that's because of the amgen tour of california. if you are heading out to watch as the cyclists climb the hill, take water and a hat with you. at the base of mt. diablo, it will be about 90 degrees today as you get up towards the top, a little cooler. but still, about 70 or so. firefigh

los angeles. you can see it right there. there are reports that a pipe has ruptured. the spill is covering about a half mile area in the glendale area, eastend casey kasem located in washington state hours after his daughter filed a missing person's report. she just released this statement saying, quote, we are grateful to local authorities for finding my dad. we are one step closer to bring him home. a judge ordered a search warrant for the 82-year-old after his family said that their stepmother, jean, you can see here, had kidnapped him from a california nursing home last week. they've been battling her in court for some time now to try to get to see their dad who has advanced parkinson's and can no longer speak. >>> three hours from now, the september 11 museum will be dedicated before it opens to the public next week. inside more than 10,000 artifacts, including the ground zero cross that's forged in steel, and also the antenna from the north tower. some other items you can see there, a melted phone from the pentagon and a fire truck from ladder company 3 in new york city. the firefighters who worked at ladder 3 died that day trying t

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people in west los angeles and on the east coast canrder from target, walgreens, staples, and get same day delivery. >>> it is going to cost more to ship packages using fedex trucks starting next month. they will add a 3% fuel charge to all ground deliveries in the u.s., dan dark puerto rico and -- u.s., port reno and the u.s. virgin islands. >>> a passenger stabbed on a part train. >> reckless drivers busted out even realizing it. ktvu news goes along with a highway patrol. >>> welcome back. the president of nigeria promising to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls that are abducted by militants last month. 53 girls were able to escape. the president has criticized the girl's parents saying they are not cooperating fully with the police. thousands of people from los angeles toluene don held up signs reading ringbackourgirls. >>> british police planning to dig in and around a resort in portugal. a team of forensic officers will use radar equipment searching for clues. it's the case that caused tension between british and portuguese police. this weekend was the seventh anniversary of her di